Query for more indeepth explanations....

[GuyOfDoom]

narf poit chez BOOM said:
How well you do there can literally change the course of the game.
(*Sigh* Such a small responce. Tsk, tsk)

That describes two of my biggest problems with SEV so far. If you mess up early game you are basicly done, but don't find out until many turns later. Also the game tends to be about how many planets you have, which is a random factor in most circumstances that is outside your control.